Luton Council Selective and Additional Licensing direct award

Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 16:21.

Opportunity overview

The Council requires a fully integrated service that can manage Selective and Additional Licensing, maintain ongoing data validation, carry out property inspections, and securely share data with Council systems.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Home Safe Delivery Partnership Ltd

Match pending…

Published award value: £3.5m
Awarded: Not supplied
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PJJQ-1757-QXLG
Location: South Yorkshire, UKE31, DN12 3EN, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Transparency notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: ocds-h6vhtk-0788b0
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen: The Contracting Authority conducted Preliminary Market Engagement to identify market capability for an end-to-end Property Licensing Service. While two market participants demonstrated capability utilizing specialized property licensing platforms (including Metastreet), objective evaluation confirmed a technical absence of competition under Schedule 5, Paragraph 4 of the Procurement Act 2023 regarding immediate, risk-free transition. One respondent’s proposal requires an initial phase of discovery, workflow mapping, and system configuration to align separate licensing streams. The Authority has a critical, immediate statutory timeline that cannot accommodate a phased implementation or data-migration loop without severe operational disruption to regulatory enforcement. Home Safe Delivery Partnership Ltd is the exclusive supplier demonstrating immediate, unconditional platform readiness with fully pre-configured workflows tailored to the Authority's live launch requirements. No reasonable alternative or substitute exists that meets the necessary immediate implementation timeline without introducing disproportionate transition costs and statutory delay.

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Id: singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Document Type: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Luton Council
Id: GB-PPON-PWCV-4283-GVPW

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PWCV-4283-GVPW

Address

Street Address: Town Hall
Locality: Luton
Postal Code: LU1 2BQ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKH21

Contact

Email: seyi.osoba@luton.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1582546680

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://www.luton.gov.uk ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: Home Safe Delivery Partnership Ltd
Id: GB-PPON-PJJQ-1757-QXLG

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PJJQ-1757-QXLG

Address

Street Address: The Castle Mill Minneymoor Hill, Conisbrough, Doncaster
Locality: South Yorkshire
Postal Code: DN12 3EN
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKE31

Contact

Email: ian.wailes@home-safe.org.uk
Telephone: 07795 955691

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: Selective and Additional Licensing Schemes
Status: pending
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72000000
Description: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKH21
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 4,200,000
Amount: 3,500,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PJJQ-1757-QXLG
Name: Home Safe Delivery Partnership Ltd

Contract period

Starts: 2 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Oct 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 1 Mar 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description: 4 months extension

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097557-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK5
Description: Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097557-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 14:59
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 30 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Luton · UKH21 · LU1 2BQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

097557-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 15 Oct 2026, 14:59

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Luton Council has published a transparency notice for a proposed direct award to Home Safe Delivery Partnership Ltd for an integrated selective and additional property-licensing service. The award remains pending; the notice schedules a future signature date and does not evidence a signed or active contract.

Published outcome signals

Published noticeTransparency notice published 15 October 2026Evidence: The award document is described as a Transparency notice on Find a Tender and has datePublished 2026-10-15T14:59:31+01:00.
Award statusPendingEvidence: Award 1 has status "pending".
Contract signatureFuture signature scheduled; not evidenced as signedEvidence: Award 1 includes a futureSignatureDate milestone due 2026-10-30T23:59:59+00:00, while the award status remains pending.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed6 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097557-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0788b0
First published: 15 Oct 2026
Last checked: 15 Oct 2026, 16:21
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One pending award covers lot 1, with Home Safe Delivery Partnership Ltd named as supplier. The stated net award value is £3.5 million (gross value £4.2 million).

Market significance

This is an above-threshold direct award for property-licensing and related IT-enabled services. The Council cites technical reasons and an immediate implementation requirement as the basis for absence of competition.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

Home Safe Delivery Partnership Ltd

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £3,500,000 net; £4,200,000 gross GBP · Named supplier on a pending award

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Award 1 names Home Safe Delivery Partnership Ltd as supplier and gives amount £3,500,000 and amountGross £4,200,000. The award status is pending.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published notice

99% confidence

Transparency notice published 15 October 2026

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The award document is described as a Transparency notice on Find a Tender and has datePublished 2026-10-15T14:59:31+01:00.

Award status

99% confidence

Pending

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Award 1 has status "pending".

Contract signature

99% confidence

Future signature scheduled; not evidenced as signed

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Award 1 includes a futureSignatureDate milestone due 2026-10-30T23:59:59+00:00, while the award status remains pending.

Contract start

98% confidence

Planned 2 November 2026

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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-11-02T00:00:00+00:00.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value, net

99% confidence

£3,500,000

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Award 1 value.amount is 3500000 GBP.

Award value, gross

99% confidence

£4,200,000

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 4200000 GBP.

Value allocation

94% confidence

Applies to the single published award; no separate lot-level value is supplied

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The notice contains one award related to lot 1, while lot 1 has no stated value.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Notice publication

99% confidence

15 October 2026

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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-15T14:59:31+01:00.

Scheduled signature date

99% confidence

30 October 2026

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The futureSignatureDate milestone is due 2026-10-30T23:59:59+00:00.

Planned service period

98% confidence

2 November 2026 to 30 October 2028

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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-11-02 and endDate 2028-10-30.

Maximum extent date

98% confidence

1 March 2029

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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2029-03-01T23:59:59+00:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Integrated selective and additional licensing service

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The notice describes a service to manage Selective and Additional Licensing, maintain data validation, undertake property inspections and securely share data with Council systems.

Procurement category

99% confidence

Services

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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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The award item lists CPV 72000000.

Delivery area

97% confidence

UKH21

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The award item lists a delivery address in region UKH21.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award

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The tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails is Direct award.

Legal basis

99% confidence

Procurement Act 2023

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The tender legalBasis is UKPGA 2023/54.

Rationale classification

98% confidence

Single supplier for technical reasons

View supporting evidence

The notice lists procurementMethodRationaleClassifications id singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons.

Published rationale

92% confidence

The Council states that preliminary market engagement identified two capable participants, but only the named supplier demonstrated immediate, pre-configured readiness for its live launch requirements.

View supporting evidence

The procurement-method rationale says two market participants demonstrated capability and characterises Home Safe Delivery Partnership Ltd as the exclusive supplier able to meet the immediate implementation timeline without a phased transition or data migration loop.

Competition outcome

95% confidence

No competed tender process is reported

View supporting evidence

The procurement method is direct award. The notice describes preliminary market engagement but supplies no bid count, tender submissions, evaluation scores or comparative pricing.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Base term

98% confidence

2 November 2026 to 30 October 2028

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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.

Extension

98% confidence

Up to 4 months

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Award 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal.description states "4 months extension".

Maximum potential term end

97% confidence

1 March 2029

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The stated maxExtentDate is 2029-03-01, consistent with the published extension information.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Implementation emphasis

93% confidence

The published rationale places material weight on immediate deployment, pre-configured workflows and avoidance of data-migration or transition delays.

View supporting evidence

The direct-award rationale refers to immediate, unconditional platform readiness, pre-configured workflows, and risks from phased implementation or a data-migration loop.

Commercial transparency

96% confidence

The notice publishes aggregate net and gross award values but no pricing schedule or cost breakdown.

View supporting evidence

Award 1 provides total amount and amountGross only; no pricing breakdown is included in the supplied data.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0788b0
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Luton Council

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The buyer party is named Luton Council.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority

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The buyer classification is publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Luton, United Kingdom

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The buyer address gives Luton, LU1 2BQ, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier

99% confidence

Home Safe Delivery Partnership Ltd

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The supplier party and award supplier entry use this name; supplier identity status is not_applicable.

Supplier classification

98% confidence

SME

View supporting evidence

The supplier party details state scale "sme".

Supplier location

98% confidence

South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

View supporting evidence

The supplier address gives South Yorkshire, DN12 3EN, United Kingdom.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Extension decision point

91% confidence

Estimate: by or before 30 October 2028, if the published 4-month extension is exercised

View supporting evidence

The published base end date is 2028-10-30 and the notice states a 4 months extension with a maximum extent date of 2029-03-01.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award and contract state

99% confidence

The notice is a pending award, not evidence of a signed or active contract.

View supporting evidence

Award 1 status is pending and the signature milestone is scheduled for a future date.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 is identified but has no published title, description or separate value.

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 has null title, null description and null value_amount.

Supplier verification

99% confidence

Supplier identity is marked not applicable; no Companies House-verified legal name or company number is supplied.

View supporting evidence

The supplier record has supplier_identity_status "not_applicable" and no verified company name or number.

Conflict-of-interest information

99% confidence

Conflict-of-interest document is not published.

View supporting evidence

The documents list includes conflictOfInterest with description "Not published".

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The pending award and scheduled signature do not confirm that a contract has been concluded, signed or commenced.
Information on tender submissions, evaluation scoring, bid prices and savings was not supplied in the published notice.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
No Companies House-verified legal supplier name or company number was supplied; the supplier identity is marked not applicable.
The notice gives an extension duration but no extension pricing, exercise conditions or decision process.
Conflict-of-interest information was identified as not published.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is named as supplier?

Home Safe Delivery Partnership Ltd is named on the pending award for lot 1.

Has the contract been signed?

No signed contract is evidenced. The notice records a pending award and schedules signature for 30 October 2026.

What is the published value?

The notice states £3.5 million net and £4.2 million gross for the single award.

Why was a direct award used?

Luton Council cites technical reasons, immediate implementation needs and an absence of a reasonable alternative meeting its stated timeline.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Selective and Additional Licensing Schemes

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Home Safe Delivery Partnership Ltd

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Published documents

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Renewal

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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